Definitions for sports
spɔrts, spoʊrtssports

Wiktionary(3.78 / 13 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sportsnoun

   Plural form of sport.

Freebase(3.73 / 52 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sports

   Sport refers to a competitive physical activity. Sport is generally recognised as activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity. Sports are usually governed by rules to ensure fair competition and consistent adjudication of the winner. Records of performance are often kept and reported in sport news. Sport is a major source of entertainment with spectator sports drawing large crowds and reaching wider audiences through sports broadcasting.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(3.59 / 37 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sports

   Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.

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1. sports

   Plural form of the word sport.

   The children loved sports and being able and active and having fun together.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 29, 2020  

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   Sports

   Sports is an exercise that is done daily and also makes the body strong

   
   

   Submitted by rinat on May 17, 2022  

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1. sports

   Song lyrics by sports -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by sports on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sports' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2427

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sports' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2143

Anagrams for sports »

1. strops

How to pronounce sports?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sports in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sports in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of sports in a Sentence

1. New York:

   He’s got a series of steps by league mandate he has to go through, so we’ll wait patiently and get the other guys ready as we wait on him. Hopefully, he’s out there to play. We won’t have a definite answer on that until much later in the week. The Rams should be well-rested as their previous game was Thursday, a 26-17 win in Seattle. The Rams have allowed the fewest sacks (four) in the NFL this season. The Giants has been good in this area, allowing eight sacks (tie for fifth-lowest). The over-under of 47.5 is the lowest for a Rams game this season. Rams coach Sean McVay is 2-2 in games after a Thursday night contest. The NFC West is a successful passing division. The Seahawks lead the NFL in yards per passing attempt (9.3), followed by the Cardinals and Rams at 9.2 The Giants are eighth at 8.1. SUN 1:00 PMNFLSPREADTO WINTOTALLOS ANGELES RAMS-9.5-500o49.0NEW YORK GIANTS+9.5+380u49. LOS ANGELES RAMS @ NEW YORK GIANTS (1 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX)Point spread:Rams -10.5 (favored to win by more 10.5 than points, otherwise Giants cover)Moneyline:Rams -556 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $11.80 total); Giants +425 underdog to win (bet $10 to win $52.50 total)Total scoring over/under:47.5 points scored by both teams combined Pick via FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd:.

2. Damon Phillips:

   Down the road there are a number of possibilities, who knows where the different regulatory entities are going to end up on sports betting, and we just want to make sure were ready to be able to respond to it.

3. Gurpreet Sohi:

   We see each other on the pool deck, we see each other in the village, there’s a lot of Stanford athletes here. It’s really fun to see them around in the village, different sports.

4. Jim Callis:

   This isnt Bo Jackson showing up and here, well pitch you the ball and you outrun everybody, or Deion Sanders helicoptering in and his great speed, coverage skills, when youre a quarterback, you have to put in hours and hours of study running an offense. ... You cant play both sports when youre a quarterback. I think if he wants to play quarterback, which appears to be his greatest love, there cant be any question that hes 100 percent football.

5. Charlie Ebersol:

   Ultimately I think gambling is going to become a staple of professional sports, we have built a data capture and manifestation platform that's capable of standardizing the delivery of that data to gambling houses and fantasy leagues.

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